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This is a culturally important moment in which people in all 50 states are holding valid, peaceful protests in response to centuries of injustice. And we have

This is a culturally important moment in which people in all 50 states are holding valid, peaceful protests in response to centuries of injustice. And we have a president who is not only unwilling to listen, but encourages division and hate on a daily basis. When he says "when the looting starts, then the shooting starts" he's encouraging a general atmosphere of unrest, fear, and vigilante justice against all protestors, not just violent ones. You'll notice he didn't say, "looters and violent individuals only will be subject to violence in return." He's saying once the protests even have a small group in them that disregards the law, then the entire protest is invalid. and he's okay with people participating getting killed even if they're not the ones looting. I think, in order to understand just how much hatred and division he's sewing on a daily basis, you have to understand how many of his supporters have guns, are open to conspiracy theories and violence against fellow citizens, and are intolerant of people of different races. There is a mature and masterful way of handling civil unrest on a national scale. This isn't it.

krzyk 6y ago
> This is a culturally important moment in which people in all 50 states are holding valid, peaceful protests in response to centuries of injustice. Not that peaceful, even from my side of ocean (Europe) I see stores being looted (e.g. Apple store https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-SqQBuDbRE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-SqQBuDbRE, Louis Vuitton https://streamable.com/mniwap https://streamable.com/mniwap ) It is possible that there are groups that just mix with protesters to loot stuff, but it doesn't look good for the peaceful stuff. As for centuries of injustice, is it still happening? And why are e.g. Asians not protesting? > When he says "when the looting starts, then the shooting starts" he's encouraging a general atmosphere of unrest, fear, and vigilante justice against all protestors, not just violent ones. For me it is just a warning, either you protest peacefully or something bad will happen. Your right to protest is limited by right of other people to go on with their life peacefully - that is democracy 101 - your liberty is limited by other peoples liberty. You can protest, but you can't break windows.

krzyk 6y ago

> This is a culturally important moment in which people in all 50 states are holding valid, peaceful protests in response to centuries of injustice. Not that peaceful, even from my side of ocean (Europe) I see stores being looted (e.g. Apple store https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-SqQBuDbRE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-SqQBuDbRE, Louis Vuitton https://streamable.com/mniwap https://streamable.com/mniwap ) It is possible that there are groups that just mix with protesters to loot stuff, but it doesn't look good for the peaceful stuff. As for centuries of injustice, is it still happening? And why are e.g. Asians not protesting? > When he says "when the looting starts, then the shooting starts" he's encouraging a general atmosphere of unrest, fear, and vigilante justice against all protestors, not just violent ones. For me it is just a warning, either you protest peacefully or something bad will happen. Your right to protest is limited by right of other people to go on with their life peacefully - that is democracy 101 - your liberty is limited by other peoples liberty. You can protest, but you can't break windows.